Bulldog duo advances to women’s doubles round of 16
May 25, 2012 by Georgia Sports Communications
Filed under Sports, Tennis
The 27th-ranked doubles team of Chelsey Gullickson and Nadja Gilchrist punched its ticket to the round of 16 with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Duke’s 17th-ranked pair of Beatrice Capra and Rachel Kahan Thursday evening at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. In the first set, the Georgia duo jumped out to a 4-0 lead off [...]
Sanchez Lobato posts 75 at NCAAs
May 25, 2012 by Georgia Sports Communications
Filed under Golf, Sports
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Rocio Sanchez Lobato notched her second consecutive 3-over 75 at the NCAA Women’s Golf Championships on Thursday, placing the Georgia freshman at 8-over 224 entering Friday’s final round at the Vanderbilt Legends Club. Sanchez Lobato began the day at 53rd on the individual leaderboard but ascended 12 spots to 40th after the [...]
Three Bulldogs advance to championships at NCAA Track and Field East Prelims
May 25, 2012 by Georgia Sports Communications
Filed under Sports, Track & Field
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Three members of Georgia’s track and field qualified for the finals of the NCAA Outdoor Championships during the first of three days at the NCAA East Prelims in Jacksonville, Fla., on Thursday. Sophomore Hilenn James (shot put), sophomore Burke McCarty (discus) and freshman (javelin) became the first Georgia team members at the [...]
Jonas Hayes joins UGA men’s basketball staff
May 24, 2012 by Georgia Sports Communications
Filed under Men's basketball, Sports
Three-year UGA letterman Jonas Hayes has joined the Georgia basketball staff as program coordinator, according to announcement Thursday by Bulldog head coach Mark Fox. Hayes returns to Georgia after five seasons as an assistant basketball coach at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, N.C. Previously, he had also served brief stints as an assistant coach at [...]
Spencer rolls into NCAA men’s singles round of 16
May 24, 2012 by Georgia Sports Communications
Filed under Sports, Tennis
Georgia senior Wil Spencer won his second round singles match Thursday at the NCAA Championships in Athens to advance to Friday’s round of 16 – a mark that makes him an All-America for the second consecutive season. Spencer was already an All-America by virtue of receiving one of the top-16 seeds into the singles field [...]
Phil Steele lists Bulldogs as preseason All-Americans, All-SEC performers
May 24, 2012 by Georgia Sports Communications
Filed under Blogs, Dog Days, Football, Sports
Two Bulldogs named First Team All-Americans highlight a group of Georgia players featured in Phil Steele’s 2012 College Football Preview edition. Both junior OLB Jarvis Jones and senior FS Bacarri Rambo have been named preseason First Team All-Americans, making them two of only 28 players nationwide named to the squad. Jones was an unanimous First [...]
Georgia claims second in annual SEC All-Sports Competition
May 24, 2012 by Georgia Sports Communications
Filed under Sports
Georgia has claimed second place in the annual Southeastern Conference all-sports competition sponsored by the Halifax Media Group. Georgia’s second place overall standing was achieved by finishing second in both the men’s and women’s annual all-sports conference competition. Consistently high finishes in most men’s and women’s sports boosted the Bulldogs into the second place overall [...]
Sanchez Lobato cards 75 at NCAA women’s golf championships
May 24, 2012 by Georgia Sports Communications
Filed under Golf, Sports
To late bogeys put a damper what was a solid round by Rocio Sanchez Lobato in the second round of the NCAA Championships on Wednesday. Sanchez Lobato holed out from 135 yards on No. 15 to move to 1-over on the day, but then gave those strokes back at No. 17 and No. 18. Sanchez [...]
Bulldogs fall in women’s tennis singles championships
May 23, 2012 by Georgia Sports Communications
Filed under Sports, Tennis
Georgia senior Chelsey Gullickson and sophomore Maho Kowase were both eliminated in the NCAA Women’s Tennis Singles Championships Tuesday afternoon at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. Gullickson fell to Southern California’s No. 26 Maria Santamaria 6-3, 6-2. Gullickson, ranked seventh in the country, wraps up her Georgia singles career with a 124-34 mark. She was [...]
Georgia names Danna Durante head gymnastics coach
May 23, 2012 by Georgia Sports Communications
Filed under Gymnastics, Sports
Danna Durante, who served as head coach at California-Berkeley for the 2012 season and was the 2007 National Assistant Coach of the Year, has been named head gymnastics coach at the University of Georgia, Director of Athletics Greg McGarity announced Wednesday. Prior to her stint at California-Berkeley, Durante spent nine seasons at the University of [...]
